The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-11
GOSSIP OF THE BALL FIELD.
ARRANGING THE GAMES FOR THE
CHAMPIONSHIP or THE WORLD

TIE Metropsiitaa Ciub 20 DO Made very
strosa Nexs Year-A Gianee NJ the Per-
centses system-Chiesso Absndens All
Hope or winnias the Leagao Pennsat.
The Detroit managers can now look about
for nag pole upon which to fly the League
pennant. There IL little doubt that they will
get It. and. TO cay the least for them, they de-
servo It. At the opening OF tho season they
jumped into nrst place, and they have kept
there ever since. Chicago Ind . good chance
to overtake the heavy hitters from Detroit. but
they failed to take advantage Of It, owina to
trouble which broke out among their players
AZ for New York-well. they did not win tho
championship. and they will do well to nnish
ahead Of the Philadelphia Club.
The great cry Of war which went up among
the Association managers month or ak
weeks ago terminated at Mondays meeting In
love feast. There WAS simply no fight. and
the many hard words which the managers had
said about each other were forgotten before
the delegates had left home. The great
noise made by the Association over the Allen len
as at the. Ar6tration. Committee meeting. on
Tuesday 1t wasSonsidered unworthy OF notice.
The. now rule .adopisd 6y- the Association.
providing for u nne Of 1880 for refusing 70
play a game out, was much needed. and It will
hereafter. Spectators do not 60 to a bull
game to seq two clubs get into light on the
longer. and leave the fleld before the game ls
half finished; There has been q good deal OF
this sort OF thing lately. and 1t Is time it was
stopped.
NO MORE HOPE FOR CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Sept 10-Now that Chicago has
give up all hone Of retaining the rennant,,, the
S Sbs S" SECURE II si @
stands Just a little better than New York and
Philadelphia. bu, at the rate things have been
present champions drop back to fourth place.
Judged bv the Raging they had done In the
sd o SSsto he cause of Ills
climb to the top stsr being 50 near the
was the partial breaking down Of Clarkson;
The second is the demoralization and bad
blood produced by Ansons harsh a TS tyranhn,i
began At New YORK, where. ia addition to using
an obscene and degrading epithet, Arson nns,d
It is true that the fines will not be deducted
from P!efTers salary, the effect Of the rumpus
which followed Anson.s bad break on that o. q;
ag.inst indianapolis in last Thursdays game.
weak and sriritIess. and the poorest club had
no difficulty in winning the game by score OF
i0to4 Ten errors we're made among them.
The spectators. who unanimously took PET
fer's part, -Ieered and tainted the captain
savasely. The latest talk is that the team will
%"n "a. s R put,lns Sf lam on rst base
Thers Is nS dS S waeser that
spsldlng, has an eye on GIasscock and Denny.
sna win nat be at s sS Rs
spaldias, and the indlanapoii. manage:
such a thing, but they may have such
= though. almost Any day: T6e execution 81
this viii be possible ISL when
abolished. This demand is going to be Insisted
tons Of public Indignation at the sale Of play,
" int ssS
the players and not the club. will get the ben
oft Of the bidding. Chicago means to have q
repeat this years mistake Of pinning its faith
to collection OF colts.
GOSSIP FROM BOSTON.
BOSTON. Sept 6.-Radbourne's suspension
to n en-
that Of, 1854. when practically single handed no
Carried Providence through to victory Few
s s6osd seone1 rhss you'd
hi, services ii they would 5e OF any benefit, or
to inilict 80 much disgrace on man who has
stood SO high. But they we're finally compelled
bourne himself has talked freely about the
matter. aud has made public an explanation
it d Is That Ss s awas. sN
do his best for the club. and that he
has h lived up to his . contract =. bI ", that
rules that lie did not sign to win every game.
but simply TO do his best at all times and to
Piteh q, often ~ =, called HIon ne t,aln Ms thaf
on Tuesday, and that he 80 notified the man.
asement. but was compelled to pitch. and suY-
salary. So far as concerns this suggeation the
writer Is In Possession q Information n which
idea. As to Rndbourne's always having done
his best and his being hampered BY the rules.
man. with his long head aud eonsummate skill
when at his best is trying to be that best when
ne W 70 5s,ween TIE extremS1s mes OF maE Gg
days. but in different parts of the same
game hadbonrne says, that he has lived upto
to get the best Of him can live up to contract
which calls for his best services. the quality Of
safh serSes being his
and more than once 10 s since then Radbosrne has
to 1 put It char1ably. The Duration Of his sus
pension is indefinite. 1t is stated that, should
he ask to be reinstated. with promises OF eI-
but on this point the directors are mum: III he
signs Boston contract next, year, It will be at
greatly reduced salary, with the promise OF
more, conditioned upon satisfactory work.
is the work to-day 81 little Madden, the Kid
as he Is termed. For seven innings. and until
two men were out In the eighth. did the Giants
from New York go down before him, not being
able to make even the sembance Of base hit.
To be sure, he was mHgnfcently supported.
but that does not detract from the merit Of his
performances, As usual IN such cases, the Toe
was broken by the small end Of the batting
order, Brown driving a ball to the right field
fence which would have been caught with
more field room. Wards hit in the ninth was
the only clean one to New York's credit. As
inning after inning was completed. and the
visitors retired In rapid succession. the specta-
tors warmed up to the occasion. and the little
fellow was Obliged to don his cap every time he
came In from the field. keefe pitched what
would be ordinarily q winning game, and was
equally well supported. but what hits the Bos-
tons made they were fortunate enough to
bunch. Madden's feat was one Of the biggest
OF the season.
1t is little early to talk about next season,
but the chances are that some old faces will be
missed from tho Boston team in 1888. II any
changes are made they will be In the nature OF
barter for other players
In connection with the recent finine. Kelly
says that he does not know Of place in the
country where the players arc treated 30 well
us by the Boston mAnaxomont.